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Common Snapdragon / Psić

Antirrhinum majus

Photo by injica
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Field Notes

Description:

It is an herbaceous perennial plant, growing to 0.5 - 1 m tall, rarely up to 2 m. The leaves are spirally arranged, broadly lanceolate, 1–7 cm long and 2 - 2.5 cm broad. The flowers are produced on a tall spike, each flower is 3.5-4.5 cm long, zygomorphic, with two 'lips' closing the corolla tube; wild plants have pink to purple flowers, often with yellow lips. The fruit is an ovoid capsule 10 - 14 mm diameter, containing numerous small seeds. The plants are pollinated by bumblebees, and the flowers close over the insects when they enter and deposit pollen on their bodies.

Habitat:

It is native to the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern France, and east to Turkey and Syria.

Notes:

The common name "snapdragon", originates from the flowers' reaction to having their throats squeezed, which causes the "mouth" of the flower to snap open like a dragon's mouth.

Species ID Suggestions

Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

Comments (3)

We call it little dog cause if you cut just 2 little corners under it looks like a dog face, remember from when I was still in the kindergarten the kids from my neighborhood and I, we would run around with them and barked vau vau :D
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PublishedApril 8, 2013

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